GSCE Success for Lambeth College Students
GCSE Star Performers: Celebrating their success at our GCSE results day at Clapham this month were Sophie, Shanika, Rodgrigo, Sharad, Funmi and Angelina.
August 2008
There was more excitement in the air at Lambeth College this August as GCSE students celebrated their results.
For many of our students, Lambeth College has offered them a second chance to gain the valuable qualifications needed to help them in their future careers. 18 year old Angelina Palin from Brixton is a typical example. After what she calls “not a great start at school”, Angelina decided to come to Lambeth College to take her GCSEs. “It’s been brilliant at Lambeth College, she says. “I’m really happy here and made lots of friends.” Angelina who lives in Brixton is now going on to do A Levels in Media, Critical Thinking and Sociology at the College and would really love a job in the media.
It was the same story for 17 year old Kodi Douglas from Vauxhall. “I didn’t do very well at school, so to start again I came to Lambeth as I’d heard it was a good college,” says Kodi. “I’ve had a much better experience at Lambeth College as the teachers here are very supportive.” Kodi was delighted to achieve five good GCSEs and now wants to do A Levels in Law, Media and Sociology to prepare her for a career in the media
Lambeth College also enables mature students to gain GCSEs. 21 year old Ching Mac (pictured above with Angelia) from Clapham came to Lambeth College to ensure he got a good mark in GCSE English. Ching says he needs this to secure his place on a Film, TV and Business Studies degree at St Mary’s University College in Twickenham. Whilst studying for his GCSE, Ching has also been also working as a video editor, gaining valuable industry experience for his chosen career. Sadiq Mudasiru from Bermondsey, who is also 21 years old, was delighted to achieve the good mark he needed in his English GCSE to take a Chemical Engineering degree at Sheffield University. Sadiq, who came from Nigeria when he was 17 to study, also gained a BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science at Lambeth College this year.
Funmi Bamson came to England from Nigeria two years ago, and started at Lambeth College on a Skills for Life course and then decided to do her GCSEs. After succeeding in English, General Studies, Business and Communication and Media Funmi now wants to go on to do A Level Accounting before deciding on her future career.
17 year old Stephanie Alleyene from West Norwood is very happy with her marks in GCSE Media, General Studies and English. She now wants to do her A Levels at Lambeth College and pursue a career in Psychology or Social Work.
Celebrating gaining her GCSEs in science subjects, 18 year old Yasmin Ohene-Asabere (pictured below ith Audrey) from East Dulwhich is determined to forge a career in Chemical Engineering once she has completed her A Levels in Physics, Chemistry and Maths at Lambeth College. Yasmin says she’s looking forward to the challenge of working in an industry which is typically male dominated!
Audrey Thewbo has gained good GCSEs in science and will now study for A Levels in Chemistry, Maths and Biology at Lambeth College. 17-year-old Audrey is hoping to have a career in the health service as a radiographer.
